Battle of Saltholm

Quand

9 juin 1808

Type

Bataille

Coordonnées

55.63° N, 12.77° E

Description

1808 battle of the Gunboat War

Naval

oui

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1808 battle of the Gunboat War

The Battle of Saltholm was fought on 9 June 1808 during the Gunboat War. Danish and Norwegian ships attacked a British convoy off the island of Saltholm in Øresund Strait near Copenhagen. A convoy of 70 British merchant vessels left Malmö under the escort of three Royal Navy brigs and one bomb vessel. The brigs were HMS Turbulent of 12 guns, the 14-gun Piercer and the 12-gun HMS Charger. The bomb was HMS Thunder.

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